"Association between caries in anterior teeth and bullying victimization in Brazilian schoolchildren aged 6 to 10 years.: a cross sectional study".

Fonseca, P G; Neves, E P S; Soares, M E C; Galo, R; Ramos-Jorge, M L; Fernandes, I B

"Association between caries in anterior teeth and bullying victimization in Brazilian schoolchildren aged 6 to 10 years.: a cross sectional study".

Fonseca, P G; Neves, E P S; Soares, M E C; Galo, R; Ramos-Jorge, M L; Fernandes, I B.

Afiliação

Fonseca PG; Department of Dentistry, School of Biological and Health Sciences, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Rua da Glória, N. 187. Centro, 39.100-000, Diamantina, MG, Brazil. path2233@hotmail.com.
Neves EPS; Department of Dentistry, School of Biological and Health Sciences, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Rua da Glória, N. 187. Centro, 39.100-000, Diamantina, MG, Brazil.
Soares MEC; Department of Dentistry, School of Biological and Health Sciences, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Rua da Glória, N. 187. Centro, 39.100-000, Diamantina, MG, Brazil.
Galo R; Department of Dentistry of the Institute of Life Sciences, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora - Campus Governador Valadares, Governador Valadares, MG, Brazil.
Ramos-Jorge ML; Department of Dental Materials and Prosthesis, School of Dentistry, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Fernandes IB; Department of Dentistry, School of Biological and Health Sciences, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Rua da Glória, N. 187. Centro, 39.100-000, Diamantina, MG, Brazil.

Eur Arch Paediatr Dent ; 2024 Sep 13.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39266902

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

AIM:

To investigate the association between presence of caries in anterior teeth and bullying victimization in schoolchildren.

METHODS:

A cross-sectional study was conducted in Brazil with a sample of 387 schoolchildren aged 6 to 10 years. The presence of moderate/extensive dental caries was assessed using the International System for the Evaluation and Detection of Dental Caries (ICDAS-II). The children answered the "Olweus Bullying" (QBO). Descriptive analyses were performed, and the associations between bullying victimization and independent variables collected were determined by univariate and multivariate Poisson regression.

RESULTS:

The prevalence of bullying victimization was 66.4%. Bullying victimization was higher among children who had moderate/extensive caries in some anterior teeth (p = 0.010). 8-year-old (p = 0.048), 9-year-old (p = 0.001), and 10-year-old (p = 0.002) children reported greater bullying victimization when compared to 6-year-olds.